Love in a Time of Netflix

[The Netflix C.E.O. Reed Hastings] figured that the best way to keep customers was to personalize the experience using algorithms that churned their viewing histories. In the DVD era, this meant a tepid list of “You Might Like” next to your queue; now it involves a bespoke Netflix interface, an illustrated version of your entertainment psyche in all its vainglory: Black-and-White Thrillers, Action Movies with Martial Arts, Documentaries about Pot.—GQ

Feel-Good Romance Movies

Sensual Foreign Films for Date Night

Lengthy Sports Movies About Finding Common Ground

Made-for-TV Movies Based on Popular Relationship-Status Updates on Facebook

Because You Watched “Say Yes to the Dress” for Twelve Hours This Weekend

Slapstick Comedies About Apartment Hunting in Manhattan

Indistinguishable Megan Fox Vehicles Your Boyfriend Won’t Stop Ogling

Michael Bay Movies to Show Off His New Subwoofer (That Cost Too Much and He Didn’t Even Discuss with You)

Silent Movies with Passive-Aggressive Undertones

Revenge Fantasies with Intensely Violent Payoff Scenes

Strong Female Protagonists Who Look Pretty Happy Being Single

Because You Watched “Independence Day”

Documentaries About Ice-Cream Factories

Exercise Videos That Will Totally Make Him Want You Ba—No, Stop It, You Don’t Need Him